Incentives

Local Incentives:

Tax reductions*

Land & building

Machinery & equipment

Potential for fee waivers and/or reductions*

100% Freeport exemption for class 1, 2, 3, and 4 inventory

Fast track local permitting

Mentoring program

*These incentives are at the discretion of the Development Authority of Bryan County and local governments. They are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and the following factors are considered to determine if a project is eligible: number of new jobs to be created, investment (real and personal property) to be made, and wage breakdown.

State Incentives:

Georgia’s corporate income tax

Quality Jobs Tax Credit

Credit value ranges from $2,500 to $5,000 per job, per year for up to five years

Credits may offset a company's payroll withholding once all other corporate income tax liability has been exhausted

Rewards companies that create at least 50 jobs in a 12-month period provided the jobs pay wages that are at least 10 percent higher than the county average

Georgia’s job tax credit

Interstate Centre, Crossroads South, the Pembroke Industrial Site and the REKA Site are all in a Military Zone, which means companies locating will receive $3,500 per job per year for a five year period (minimum job threshold is two)

Belfast Commerce Park is Tier 4, which means companies locating will recieve $1,250 per job per year for a five year period (minimum job threshold is 25; credits only taken once Quality Jobs Tax Credits have been exhausted)

Ports activity job tax credit bonus

Sales & use tax exemptions on machinery & equipment

Elimination of sales & use tax on energy used in manufacturing

Inventory tax exemption

Hiring & training assistance

Expedited environmental permitting

For more detail on the above list and other state incentives, click here.